"On the other hand, we do not believe there are sufficient emergency psychiatric and backup facilities for these people," he said.

A professional team will respond to the site of a psychiatric emergency.

Examples include the diagnosis of appendicitis, back pain, myocardial infarction, psychiatric emergencies and skin disorders.

At a psychiatric emergency, the first procedure is to check your own mental status.

Postpartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency requiring immediate hospitalization and treatment.

From 1976 to 1979 he was chief of psychiatric emergency and crisis treatment services at Harlem Hospital Center.

A child who can no longer take pleasure in playing may be signaling a psychiatric emergency.

Four-point restraints, fabric body holders, straitjackets are typically only used temporarily during psychiatric emergencies.

She was a regular at the local psychiatric emergency room.

Your best choice in a psychiatric emergency is to go to a large general hospital, find the emergency unit and ask to see the psychiatrist on duty.